Southside won the last time they faced Southwest and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Southside Cardinals strolled past the Southwest Dragons with points to spare, taking the game 49-31. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Dragons are ranked 896th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gabryela Galvan out in front who posted 15 points and five assists. Bethany Garcia was another key player, going 6 of 8 on her way to 15 points.
Despite the loss, Southwest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Genaya Santos went 5 for 12 en route to 15 points.
Southside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 24-6 record this season. As for Southwest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-19.
Southside will challenge Jay at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Jay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season. Southwest has already played their next contest (against South San Antonio), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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